In reading the Second Amendment, I find it easy to understand. I’m not a scholar or of legal background, but it is pretty simple to me:
“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
There are two parts to the amendment. The first part presents most liberals, RINOs and elites heartburn about, the “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State…” There was no standing army when we were in the War of Independence against England. Think about this — really think about this — the most powerful army in the world, the British, against common citizens of the colonies, shopkeepers, farmers, people of immense wealth and indentured servants. Whoever volunteered to pick up a weapon, usually a rifle, to defend the homeland against the invading British.
Defeat after defeat, George Washington and volunteers persevered, and defeats slowly turned into victories. The common man kicked the hell out of the most powerful army in the world! Most weapons were smooth bore muskets, a few were rifled barrel muskets domestically produced, which provided a more accurate shooting rifle. A militia is a conglomeration of people with weapons dedicated to a single purpose, to defend the homeland against invaders or a tyrannical government.
The second part of the amendment “…the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” This is the real kicker, because most people wishing for strict gun control hate that part of the Second Amendment.
I viewed a Facebook post recently that summed it up perfectly:
“The 2nd Amendment does not apply to semi-auto rifles, nor does it apply to bolt action rifles, pistols, or revolvers.
“The 2nd Amendment RESTRICTS GOVERNMENT.”
The technology of the firearm is irrelevant. The restrictions on government remain the same, regardless of the firearm. The Second Amendment was not written to grant permission for citizens to own and bear firearms. It forbids government interference in the right to keep and bear arms, period. The right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
So the fight goes on over gun rights. The recent killings in the news are horrible. But no laws will stop the killing by those willing to do evil. Whether by machete, vehicle, hammer, or firearm, evil is evil. You don’t point to an inanimate object and say that is the cause of the killing. It is just the instrument used in the act of killing.
The real problem is the person doing the killing, and when and until we address that and the motivational evil involved, the killings will continue. Laws are irrelevant. Look at Chicago —firearm murders every day and guns aren’t allowed by law in Chicago. Either the bad guys can’t read or they don’t care. I vote for the latter.
The rotting of America from within continues…
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